blown up
Example Sentences
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“As this has blown up, I’ve just been like, ‘OK, cool, people like that song.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
“You’ve blown up a lot of things that have to be redrilled. They’ve shut in wells, different things,” he said, referring to fallout from the Iran war.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
But you got to train people to be able to learn how to learn again and again when their disciplines get blown up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
It's difficult to put your finger on, or not, but it really has blown up this season.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
For instance, during the War, after the pipelines were blown up, he and his classmates had ferried water up to the girls’ dorm, each leaving his bucket at the door of a particular resident.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
